Third Skyhawk is dropped for ELT research.
NASA’s Search and Rescue Mission Office this week conducted the third and final Cessna 172 Skyhawk crash test at the NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, in its quest to improve the post-crash effectiveness of Emergency Locator Transmitters in severe but survivable crashes. Video clips from several angles show a Skyhawk being dropped from 100 feet carrying two crash test dummies, five ELTs, several cameras and a slew of sensors.
